Many people don't know the difference between oatmeal and cereal. They not only buy it wrong, but also eat it wrong. There are many different foods in our life. We are no stranger to oats, but we often call oatmeal oatmeal. However, strictly speaking, cereal and oatmeal are different, but many people don't know, so let's follow Xiaobian to understand it today.
Oatmeal is oatmeal and oatmeal is oatmeal. The names of these two foods are the same, but in fact they are different. Oat, also known as wild wheat, is not easy to peel off, so it is also known as skin oat. It is a kind of food with low sugar, high energy and high nutrition. Oats can strengthen the spleen, nourish the heart and sweat. They have high nutritional value. It can be used for patients with body deficiency, spontaneous sweating, night sweating and pulmonary tuberculosis. Oats can be peeled off and ground into oatmeal or made into oatmeal rolls. The oatmeal after instant processing has a sense of fragmentation, but the original shape can still be seen.
Cereal is a kind of food made from wheat. It is made from ordinary wheat and some things. It was once the first breakfast cereal produced in industrialization. The 'flake' in cereal refers to a kind of grain that has been boiled, crushed and dried. It is usually put in milk and juice, or eaten as cereal porridge.
Cereals carefully processed and manufactured are easy to eat and taste good, but their nutritional value is lower than that of pure oatmeal. This kind of cereal is a mixture of various grains, such as rice, wheat, corn, etc. oatmeal is only a part of it, and even does not contain oatmeal at all. Therefore, oatmeal and oatmeal are two completely different foods, and the taste of the two foods is also very different. Don't eat it wrong.
In short, oatmeal and cereal are not the same food. Pure oatmeal is made of rolled oatmeal grains, which is flat, about the size of soybean grains, and has a relatively complete shape. Moreover, it is highly viscous. Its effect of reducing blood lipid, blood glucose and satiety is closely related to this viscous substance. And cereals, especially some domestic products, contain granulated sugar, essence, maltodextrin, etc. Adding maltodextrin and granulated sugar will reduce the nutritional value and increase the rising speed of blood glucose, while adding creamer is not conducive to cardiovascular health.
How can we buy good quality raw oatmeal? First, it depends on the appearance. Raw oatmeal with larger particles will be thicker. Then look at the formula of raw oatmeal. If there is maltodextrin, saccharin and creamer, don't buy it. Looking at the protein content of raw Cereals, you should buy oats with protein greater than 7% to 8%.